In the last ten years, 73 chil­dren, 12 of whom were girls, have trag­i­cal­ly lost their lives as a re­sult of gun vi­o­lence.

These chil­dren, aged 11 months to 18 years, were killed by in­di­vid­u­als us­ing firearms as they went about their dai­ly lives, ran er­rands for their par­ents, limed with friends, sat out­side their homes, played out­doors, trav­elled in their fam­i­ly’s car and slept in the com­fort of their beds.

Ac­cord­ing to fig­ures com­piled by Guardian Me­dia In­ves­ti­ga­tions Desk, a de­tailed break­down re­vealed that: